get default directory from CVS/Repository

diff --git a/Demo/pdist/rcsclient.py b/Demo/pdist/rcsclient.py
index 22459a18113a25d6eadd7135e892c8306e63e7af..8dfef7f20850f249839b5707b8e40b017263fe29 100755 (executable)
--- a/Demo/pdist/rcsclient.py
+++ b/Demo/pdist/rcsclient.py
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@
 
 import string
 
+# These defaults don't belong here -- they should be taken from the
+# environment or from a hidden file in the current directory
+
 HOST = 'voorn.cwi.nl'
 PORT = 4127
-DIRECTORY = '/ufs/guido/voorn/python-RCS/Demo/pdist'
 VERBOSE = 1
 
 def openrcsclient(opts = []):
@@ -12,8 +14,8 @@ def openrcsclient(opts = []):
        import RCSProxy
        host = HOST
        port = PORT
-       directory = DIRECTORY
        verbose = VERBOSE
+       directory = None
        for o, a in opts:
                if o == '-h':
                        host = a
@@ -32,6 +34,14 @@ def openrcsclient(opts = []):
                        verbose = 0
        address = (host, port)
        x = RCSProxy.RCSProxyClient(address, verbose)
+       if not directory:
+               try:
+                       directory = open("CVS/Repository").readline()
+               except IOError:
+                       pass
+               else:
+                       if directory[-1] == '\n':
+                               directory = directory[:-1]
        if directory:
                x.cd(directory)
        return x